Grief and Bereavement Indicators Development Project

The main goal for the project is to support the development of new grief and bereavement indicators to add to the hospice quality measurement platform for Hospice Palliative Care Ontario. This will involve several different steps for the project team, including: - Researching existing grief and bereavement indicators used in hospice care. - Collaborating with healthcare professionals and bereavement experts to understand the specific needs and challenges in Ontario. - Developing new indicators that are sensitive to the cultural and social diversity of the population in Ontario. - Testing and validating the new indicators to ensure their effectiveness in measuring the quality of hospice care in relation to grief and bereavement support.

Literature Review on Grief and Bereavement Indicators

The main goal for the project is to conduct a literature review on grief and bereavement indicators, specifically focusing on hospice palliative care. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Developing search terms and inclusion and exclusion criteria Identifying relevant databases to search Reviewing literature on grief and bereavement indicators Analyzing and synthesizing the findings from the literature review Writing an annotated bibliography describing the included studies

Making Hospice Palliative Care Research Accessible

The overarching objective of this project is to make hospice palliative care research being done by experts accessible to all audiences with the goal of promoting the practical use of research knowledge. The specific objective is to identify recent hospice palliative care research articles that are relevant to the membership of HPCO and write lay summaries of the article for inclusion in our "member's e-newsletter" and publication on our website (https://www.hpco.ca/research/).

Research and Writing Opinion Articles on Hospice Palliative Care in Canada

The main goal of this project is to research and write opinion articles about various topics related to hospice palliative care in Canada. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Researching and understanding the current landscape of hospice palliative care in Canada. - Identifying key topics and issues related to hospice palliative care in Canada. - Writing opinion articles on these topics and issues. - Ensuring the articles are well-researched and accurate.